Benoziyo Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics invites highly qualified candidates to apply for the 3-year Benoziyo Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Benoziyo Fellows conduct independent research as part of the Astrophysics group within the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Fellows can pursue research in theoretical, numerical, observational or experimental astrophysics, have full access to all the resources available at the center, including full membership of the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) and its ZTF successor, the UltraSat UV space mission, the (under construction) Large Array Survey Telescope (LAST) as well as extensive computational facilities. Fellows are encouraged to collaborate with the different research groups  working on instrumentation for exoplanets detection and characterization (Ben-Ami), cosmology and high energy astrophysics (Blum), observations of cosmic explosions (Gal-Yam), few-body dynamics and theory of supernovae (Katz), theory of supernovae, sources of gravitational waves and cosmic-rays (Kushnir), alternative gravity theories (Milgrom), observations of transients, gravitational lensing, and small solar-system bodies (Ofek), theoretical high-energy astrophysics (Waxman) and algorithms and data analysis for gravitational waves, exoplanet and pulsar astronomy (Zackay). The group works in close collaboration with the experimental astro-particle and dark matter groups (Budnik, Gross, Duchovni, Breskin, Landsman), theoretical astro-particle group (Nir, Perez) and the planetary science group (Aharonson).  For additional information see the Benozio Center for astrophysics webpage.

The Weizmann Institute Campus is located in Rehovot, a short distance from Tel Aviv, and offers excellent conditions for research in an international setting. Candidates should submit the application material through the submission webpage: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/AstroCenter/fellowship-submission/ , including a research statement that includes a summary of previous achievements (up to 4 pages), and at least three reference letters. Applications submitted by Nov. 15, 2021, will receive full consideration.